The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-26


Weep resident, Richman Coles OF
Woodstown.
Secretary, IL G. Perry. Of Alloway.
Treasurer, j. Walter Pancoast, of
S%harptown.
Directors, J. w. Dickinson, WIN. A.
Miller, b. f. Straughu, Empson a.
Atkinson, Edwin l.. Borton, Mahlon
ID. Dickinson.
Delegate to State Board term two
years., John w. Dickinson.
TIE following resolutions were then
discussed and voted upon:
WHEREAS, The present system Of
electmg u. 5. Senators removes them
too lar from the people aud is widely
believed to have resulted IN making
that body, which has the decisive voice
in all national legislation, the plant
and corrupt bulwark of corporate
greed and oppression, and is frequently
charged and seldom denied as being a
most powerful factor in debauchine
he citizens and Legislators of many
States, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we demand from
our representatives in the legislatu re
their support of the measure asking
Congress to submit to the people of
the Urited States a Constitutional
amendment providing that U. ). Seua-
tors shall hereafter be elected by a dir
ect vote of the legal voters Of the vari-
Gus States.
RESOLVED, That we demand that
our representatives in Congress support
a bill submitting such an amendment
to the people.
RESOLVED, That copies of this pre-
amble aud resolutions be sent 10 our
representatives in the present Legisla-
ture aud to those in the next Congress.
Offered by }. W. Pancoast. Adopt
ed.
WHEREAS, AT the last term Of
court The effort made to secure inyrsti-
CATION ly the Grand jury OF all alleged
case OF briberyat an election did not sue
coed and
WHEREAS, The Cont nued failure
to secure a thorough investigation and
true presentment of the results thereof
by the Grand Jury would guarantee
to the corrupt political element of the
county immunity from punishment
for so grave a crime which sapS and
destroys the very foundation of IA pure
and just republican government, and
which if unchecked Il plunge us in
to anarchy and despotism, aud
WHEREAS, The same case will be
brought to the attention Of the Grand
Jurors at the next tenn of court.
RESOLVED, That il the interest of
law and order and of a PURE ballot and
undebauched government, Salem Co.
Board Of Agriculture demands that
Sheriff Kelly select a Grand Jury for
ensuing term of court, everyone of
whom shall I've above suspicion of allow
Ing his partisan, political or personal
feelings to bias action ia the discharge
of his sworn.duties as q Grand Juror.
Offered by j. Walter Panooast. Re-
jected.
WHEREAS, The question of the re-
duction of the legal rate Of interest to
5 per cent. is again before our Legisla-
ture, and
WHEREAS, 1t is undoubtedly true
that had it not been widely circulated
that our present State Senator if cleo
ted would vote for that measure, he
would have BEEN defeated, and a man
who would have so voted elected i'll
his stead,
RESOLVED, That III our opinion the
above facls, by every consideration of
of right and justice, make it imperative
upon Senator Miller to support and
vote for the 5 per cent. bill what eve
may be his interests a. a capitalist and
as II bank president.
Offered by j. Walter PancOast.
Adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t now costs the State
500, 900 annually fo" the printing in
the newspapers the laws passed at the
previous session of the Legislature,
which, when so printed, are %inconyen-
lent to preserve for future reference,
RESOLVED, That we request of our
representatives to introduced a bill pro-
viding that such laws shall hereafter
be printed at public expense in pam
phlets form instead of in the newspt-
peIs, and that such pamphlets shall be
furnished to each citizen, through the
assessors, who shall order the same
of the assessurs on or before the 10Th
of April and pay him therefore ten
cents.
Offered by j. Walter Pancoast. Re-
jeCted.
W tic Dbdlc DOdld VI as
licnlture has recommended to the Co.
Boards the appointment of "A represen-
tative to attend the monthly meetings
of the Freeholders for the purpose of
guarding the interests of farmers, and
reporting to the County Boards such
matters as they deem should claim Il
attention,
RESOLVED, That this County Board
at this meeting appoint "a member of
this Board as such repre- enIative.
Offered by j. Walter Paucoast. Re-
jeeted.
WHEREAS, There has been ii bill
presented to our Legislature making it
Illegal to build barbed wire fence there
tore, be 1t
RESOLVED, That the Salem County
Board uf Agriculture enter it's protests